Discourse can simly be defined as conversations between
people. When we interact with each other using verbal communication, we are having a
discourse.
Discourse depend on media primarily because of
the strong cultural influence of the later. Pop culture such as music, films, sports, TV
shows, etc--all those things which people see in different forms of media are creating a
great impact in the the audiences' way of life.
We must
remember that culture and language can never be separated, they co-exist, if one dies,
the other dies too. Currently, we know that media is becoming more and more influencial
in human culture. We model many of our ways and toughts from what we see in media. We
are convinced to buy different brands and products through ads, we imitate the clothing
fasion of movie stars, we patern our life style on famous personalities, we abide by the
principles of influencial people--and all our access to these are provided by
media.
The primary tool of media, aside from technology
which allows it to reach us is the language-language that directly and impliedly
influence and affect the language of people who normally pattern their discourse model
from what they see on media.
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